Washing-machine and pump mechanism therefor



`J.'-A. CRAWFORD.

WASHNG MACHINE AND PUMP NIECHANISIVI THEREFORl APPLICATION FILED sEPT.3,1919.

1,882,479. Emma June 21, '1921.

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JOHN A A. CRAWFORD, v0F Baumann-P1114, rnNNsYLvANIA.

WASEIN'GMACBINE AND PUMP MECHAN'IlYI TEIEREFOR.

. Applicationm'edseptember a, 1919. serial No. 321,375.

To all whomz'tmag/ concern.' A Be it known that I, JOHN A. CRAWFORD,

a citizen of the UnitedStates, residingat Philadelphia, 'in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements inWashing- 'Machines and Pump Mechanism Therefor,

of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to lwashing, and more particularly to washing machines for luse in washing clothes and the like andv has for a'n object to provide a Vwashing machine and pumping mechanism therefor for use in pumping the water or other fluid generally employed in connection with the washing-ofV w clothes in a machine of this character.

Among other features the invention comprehends a container carried on a suitable base. with a pump disposed upon thel base and connected by ,suitable piping with the container or clothes receiving vessel, the

pump being also so disposedto be operatively connected with the usualmotor adapted to the driving of the mechanism ofl the washing machine so that when the washing operation vhas .been completed the pipe from the pump to the clothes receiving vessel can be opened and the pump placed in operation a part of the equipment of the-'machin`e.,

These machines ordinarily have -a drain pipe for draining the' used water anddirt from the interior of thevessel for holding the clothes but in draining out the water the same must befreceived in a bucket or other suitable vreceptacle and ythen `I na'nually ca I-, ried to the -house drain or statlonary tub. I i aim to provide a construction whereby this manual laboris done aw'ay with and in vso doing I provide a 'pipe which I w1ll term a drain .pipe and which connects with a suitable pump or any convenient form of tur-l bine which has another pipe extending along the washing machine to a convenient point where the out-How therefrom will drain into a stationary tub or the like. Thepump I have arranged convenient'to the motor and I provide suitable means whereby the pump can be geared up with the motor and oper.

ated to forcibly remove the Vwater. from thea mechanism which thereof performs both operations.

.interior l'operatingg'l 'Specification of Letters Patent. 1 5|,1;e111;edy June J21, 1921'.

interior! of the vessel of chine and pump it to the the operation of opening the drain pipe and for connecting tion with the the washing ina-v place of disposal, the drain valve in throwing in the clutch the pump in operative relamotor, being accomplished by by a single movement In the further disclosure of the invention, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings constituting a part of this` specificat10n,'lin which similar characters ence denote 'corresponding parts in all the views, and in -which, A

of referfragmentary perspective view of a washing machine showing my aph paratus.

Fig. 2-is a fragmentary siderelevation of the washing machine form, show lng the pum motor and component parts 1n elevation.

in slightly enlarged` Fig. 3-is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through the clutch'me'chanism between the pump and motor, and l Fig. 4-is a fragmentary vertical transverse sectional view nthrough the -clutch showing the operating member. Referring Vmore particularly to the views the washing machine in its entirety isindicated byl thenumeral 10 and comprehends among other things, a base 11 having suitable uprights 12, which support a container or vessel 13 for the clothes, a suitable drip board 14 being also provided. A motor 15 is mountedion the base and through suitable' driving mechanismV 16, is connectedwith the be. operated through the medium of the Mounted onthe' base 10 is apump 19- and a drain. ipe 20 fromthevessel or container 13;whic connects with the pump 19, a suitable valve 21 being disposed in the drain pipe for opening or closing lthe latter when the valve -is opened or. closed. A second pipe 22 extends vfrom the pump 19 to a point adjacent -one end of the washing machine where the pipe 22 extends upwardly to have its outlet end 23 project through an opening or slot 24 in the drip board' 14 sothat the water` flowing out through the outlet 23, can readily pass on into a' stationary tub 25.

The connection between thelmotorl and agitators (not shown) of inclosedfin a casing pump 19 comprises a clutch element 26 keyed f to the shaft 27 of the motor with a secondv clutch element 28 mounted to slide longitudinally on the shaft 29 of the pump, said clutch `element 28 however being keyed relative to the shaft by a key 30 whereby although such clutch element 28 can Islide longitudinally on the shaft, it Awill'rotate therewith. Spanning a reduced portion of lthe clutch element is a yoke 3l of la clutch with the valve 2l closed, although the motor 15 willl of course be operating-to perform its function of' driving the agitators of the washing machine. Now when the clothes .a have been thoroughly washed-and it is dei sired to drain the soiled water and accumu lated dirt from the interior of the vessel', the

lever 36, shown in Fig; 2 in itsclosed posi-l tin, is swung downwardly'- into l its open position as shown in Fig. lithus opening the valve v21 and 'simultaneously moving the clutchclement 28 into .engagement with theclutchelement 26..,.This operation of the voperating leven,,simultaneously` opens fthedrain pipe 20 and places the pump in operation so that the latter will pump the water andaccumulated dirt from the interior of the vessel of the washing machine through theI pipef2() into and through the .pump and thence through the pipe 22 to the dripv board 14 from which'the water passes intoV the stationarytub 25. By swinging the lever from the position shown in Fig. 2, to the position shown in Fig.A l, relative disengagement of the lclutch elements is accomplished and simultaneouslyA the valve will be moved to closed position, this operation being accomplished. without necessitating the' stopping of theniotor or interfering with the operation ofthe motor in'any manner.A

`Althoughl have shown a particular form of construction of my device, it will be ,understood that various slight changes can be made to accommodate the mechanism to diferent forms of' Washing machines; that l aim to provide a device particularly adaptable for household washing machines in which simplicity-of operation and ease in manipulation is a requirement and that various slight changesmay be made from what lis shown'in'the drawings'and described in this specication, Without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which isdefined ,in the appended claim.

Having' described my invention, I claim-'- A washing machine comprising a frame,

va receptacle supported in the upper part of the frame, a motor supported by the lower part of 'the frame, a lpump' on the frame adjacent .the gmotor,l anoutlet .pipe leading from' the bottom of the receptacle to the pump, a valve in the pipe, a handle for actuating the valve, said handle having an eX- tension thereon extending beyond its connecticn with thevalve, an outlet pipe for with the motor, la bracket' on the pump, a clutch lever'pivoted to the bracket and engaging with the clutch and a link having one -end connectedto the clutch lever andits other endconnected with the vextension on the handle for releasing the clutch when the handle is moved to close the valve and fo;1

*engaging the clutch when' the handle is" .moved to open the valve.

ln testimony whereof I aiix'my signature,

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"the pump, a clutch for' connecting` the pump v l 

